The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16
County News.

Congressman Hires aud family AT,
sojoumiug at Cape May for a few weeks
Tie Salem County Board of Agri
culture will hold its next regular quar-
terly meeting in Woodstown, on 9th
inst. at / o'clock.
Cape May is the. favorite watering
place for Salem county people. Some
of those staying there over last Sunday
were, Congressman Hires, X. II. Starr,
D. Harris Smith, OF Salem and f. f.
Lewis, and j. NC. Richman, of Woods
town. Thos. T. billiard, of Salem, has
a cottage at the Point.
Chas. w. Scott, Of South Woodstown
has been an Odd Fellow longer than
any other man in Salem county and
probably in South Jersey. 1t has been
A years since he first joined the Order.
John p. Bruna, of Salem, had a slight
stroke Of palsy last Saturday. He soon
recovered and had another attack OH
Tuesday morning.
The old First NJ. L. Church, of Sa-
lem is being rapidly torn down. The
congregation now worships in the
Court House.
On Friday afternoon of last week
Tightening struck the steeple of the
Court House at Salem while the sun
was shining there. One of the large
posts supporting the spire, a rafter and
some shingles were damaged. The
damage will amount to $7l covered by
an insurance ia the Farmers Mutual
and Franklin companies.
The Salem Iron Works have been
closed by sheriff Kelly at the instance
Of creditors.
TIE managers Of the WoodstOwn
Fair viii endeaYOr to make the trials of
speed al the next Fair more attractive |
by offering liberal premiums for run
ming, trotting and pacing. The sum of
Sl250 Will be divided up as premiums.
W. ii. Thompson q Co., of Salem,
receives the weather indications 10y tel
egraph each morning from the Signal
Service Bureau and make il known to
the public by displaying signal flags each
day in front of their store.
The horse reported to have been
stolen from tile stables of the Woods
town House was found in "a box stall
where the hostler had locked it.
Harry Sanders, Il Ia year old color
ed boy was drowned in Salem creek on
Tuesday While bathing at the Fair
view brick works.
The State Superintendent of Public
Schools has ordered a division of the
York Gown school district, in Salem
comfy, in order to effect "a ~peaceable
settlement of the recent color ditficnl-
ties there. The new district is so
bounded as to include nearly all the
colorcd families and their school house
leaving the old school-house and the
white families, with few exceptions, in
the old district.
Lightning-rod swindlers are finding
victims among the farmers of Salem
and Cumberland counties. Daniel
Veale, of Pittsgrove township, signed
a contract which was presented by a
compile Of sharpers for the erection of a
lightniug-rod, without reading it, they
assuring him that it wouldn't cost over
Sli. Mr.. VeaIe was subsequently in
formed that he had been imposed upon,
and was told to forbid the men doing
the work. This he did, but they laugh
ed at him, put up The rod and present
ed a bill for Sill. Farmer Veale gave
his note for the amount, but subse-
quently compromised by paying $3.50
cash.
THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
The State Board of Education in ses-
sion at Trenton on Tuesday elected the
following County School Superinten-
dents to he confirmed by the Board of